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Mechanisms of transcutaneous bilateral auricular vagus nerve stimulation in treating functional dyspepsia through promoting M2 macrophage polarization

Daye Yang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Daye Yang, Yiran Liu

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chongqing University of Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China
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Yiran Liu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Daye Yang, Yiran Liu

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Shuangling Ou,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Bingxue Liang,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chongqing University of Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China
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Long Li,

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chongqing University of Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China
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Chenglin Tang,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chongqing University of Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China
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Dan Wang

Roles Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: 410705046@qq.com

Affiliation Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chongqing University of Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China

https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1518-3268

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Mechanisms of transcutaneous bilateral auricular vagus nerve stimulation in treating functional dyspepsia through promoting M2 macrophage polarization

Daye Yang,
Yiran Liu,
Shuangling Ou,
Bingxue Liang,
Long Li,
Chenglin Tang,
Dan Wang

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Published: August 21, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328670

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